1) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Rotavirus?
1. Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe cold in children under age of five.
2. Rotavirus H is the most common species that causes infection in humans.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
Explanation:
- Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children.
- It is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae.
Rotavirus A, the most common species, causes more than 90% of rotavirus infections in humans.
- Himachal Pradesh became the first state of India to launch Rotavirus vaccination project.
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2) Genvoya has been approved by the Food and Drugs Administration of USA. It will treat -
a. Ebola
b. Swine Flu
c. HIV
d. Anthrax
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ANSWER: HIV
Explanation:
- Genvoya contains a new form of the powerful antiviral medication tenofovir, which slows progression of the virus.
- This new form of the medication enters the body's cells, including those infected with HIV and where the virus replicates, more efficiently than previous forms of tenofovir.
- Therefore, its manufactures say it can be given at a lower dose, which results in 91 per cent less tenofovir in the bloodstream.
- The drug has fewer side effects . Its rate of kidney toxicity are lower, and decreases in bone density are also reduced in patients taking Genvoya, when compared with other drugs containing tenofovir.
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3) Which of the following statements is/are correct about albinism?
1. Albinism is a hereditary genetic condition.
2. Albinism is associated with a number of vision defects.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
- It results in no pigmentation in skin, eyes and hairs.
- Albinism is associated with a number of vision defects, such as photophobia, nystagmus and amblyopia.
- Lack of skin pigmentation makes for more susceptibility to sunburn and skin cancers.
- An organism with only a diminished amount of melanin is described as leucistic or albinoid.
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4) Which of the following statements is/are correct about Epilepsy?
1. International Epilepsy Day celebrated on February 9.
2. Epilepsy is a contagious disease.
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
- Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that is treated with medication.
- It’s not a contagious disease, it does not spread by touch.
- It is characterized by epileptic seizures.
- The cause of most cases of epilepsy is unknown.
- Epileptic seizures are the result of excessive and abnormal cortical nerve cell activity in the brain.
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5) RTS,S vaccine is used against -
a. Small Pox
b. Ebola
c. Malaria
d. Influenza
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ANSWER: Malaria
Explanation:
- Mosquirix, otherwise known as the RTS,S vaccine, is the first against a parasitic infection in humans.
- It has been designed specifically to combat malaria infection in children in Africa.
- In 2001 a partnership was established between GSK and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with the aim of accelerating development of malaria vaccines.
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6) Which of the following are Diseases Prevented by Vaccines?
1. Tetanus
2. Measles
3. Chickenpox
a. Only 2
b. 1 and 3
c. Only 3
d. All
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ANSWER: All
Explanation:
Diseases that used to be common in this country and around the world, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, rotavirus and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) can now be prevented by vaccination.
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